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State ferries warns of route changes over holiday weekend

SEATTLE — Several state ferry routes have changes in place prior to Memorial Day Weekend.

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Sequim senior center celebrates 50th anniversary

SEQUIM — The Shipley Center will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the facility in Sequim with an open…

Courtesy of Clallam County Public Health.

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Clallam residents tell why they got the shot

“Why I Got Vaccinated,” a video produced by the Clallam County Public Health Department, asks community leaders and…

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Another COVID death reported on North Olympic Peninsula

Fourth death in Jefferson County; 15 total in two-county region

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Anglers chapter to meet in person in June

PORT TOWNSEND — The East Jefferson Chapter of Puget Sound Anglers will return to in-person monthly meetings on…

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Hoodsport area to open for shellfish harvesting

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Injured hiker rescued after fall down 300-foot ice chute

OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST — A search and rescue team from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island negotiated an 800-foot…

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Employers chafe over lack of workers

Issues cited: Child care, housing, ‘funemployment’

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More beaches open for shellfish harvesting

Recreational shellfish harvesting is open on Strait of Juan de Fuca beaches from Lyre River east to Discovery…

Search and Rescue team members used the Dosewallips State Park’s field as their command post for the multi-agency rescue of two hikers who had fallen down the Brothers Mountain on Sunday afternoon. Teams from Jefferson Search and Rescue, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue and Olympic Mountain Rescue responded to the emergency. (Jefferson Search and Rescue)

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Seattle hiker dies during Brothers Mountain hike

Woman lost footing, fell into crevasse

Julia Buggy of Sequim knees on a flatbed trailer as she lays her hands on a traveling totem created by carvers from the Lummi Nation during a stop on Tuesday at Port Angeles City Pier. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Totem pole welcomed before summer’s journey

Lummi carving to travel from Washington state to Washington, D.C.

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Travel major source of new infections on Peninsula

Pop-up vaccination clinics scheduled

The Clallam County COVID-19 Social Distancing Center is shown Sunday. (Rob Ollikainen/Peninsula Daily News)

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Clallam County may extend social distancing center for three more months

Serenity House expansion expected to be finished in July

P.E. teacher Logan Stegner and life skills teacher Jennifer Kruse co-created a Wednesday library program to help Port Townsend High School students deal with pandemic-related challenges. For their efforts, they received the Howard Learned Award for Community Education Engagement. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Pair of Port Townsend teachers honored for their dedication

Duo work to connect with students during difficult circumstances

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Jefferson County passes new leash law

Animal control code updated

Volunteers Janet and Dale Russell of Port Angeles plant a variety of annual flowers along First Street near Country Aire as part of the Big Spring Spruce Up. The Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce hosted a flower planting party early Sunday. Dozens of volunteers planted annual flowers in the 20 triangle-shaped planters along First and Front streets in the downtown area. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Sprucing up downtown

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Weekly flight operations scheduled

COUPEVILLE — There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey…

Jefferson County Auditor Rose Ann Carroll, left, and Election Coordinator Quinn Grewell used golf balls Monday morning at the Jefferson County Courthouse to conduct the lot draw for the order of candidates’ name on the primary election ballot. The Aug. 3 election includes hopefuls for Port Townsend City Council, Port Ludlow Fire District No. 3, Sequim School Board and Clallam County Fire District No. 3, which includes a portion of East Jefferson County. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Lot draw selection in Jefferson County

Jefferson County Auditor Rose Ann Carroll, left, and Election Coordinator Quinn Grewell used golf balls Monday morning at…

Marty Melcher of Port Angeles was awarded a 2021 Toyota Corolla when her duck was pulled Sunday as the winner of the 32nd Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby at Lincoln Park. “I’m totally flummoxed,” she said. Wilder Toyota donated the vehicle for the annual fundraiser, which brought in a record $115,000 for the Olympic Medical Foundation.

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One lucky duck

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Caution urged over Memorial Day weekend

Outdoor activities recommended